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MANILA, Philippines — The number of families affected by flooding and landslides in the Visayas due to continuous heavy rainfall spawned by the shear line and the trough of a low-pressure area (LPA) has ballooned to 180,788 or 721,627 people.
MANILA, Philippines: Two individuals were reportedly killed in flood-stricken Eastern Visayas following five days of torrential rains caused by a shear line and low pressure in the Pacific coast.
MANILA: At least one person was killed and tens of thousands were forced to flee their homes after heavy downpours triggered flooding across the central Philippines, authorities said Wednesday.Rescuers used inflatable boats and ropes to reach people stranded in their houses in Northern Samar, one of the hardest hit provinces, where villages and towns have been inundated after a week of rain.
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, November 22) — The state weather bureau on Wednesday warned of possible flash floods or landslides in the Visayas, Mindanao, and some parts of Luzon due to heavy rains.
MANILA, Philippines — The shear line and a low-pressure area (LPA) have caused massive flooding in parts of Eastern Visayas, affecting 14,775 families or 57,606 people in Samar and Leyte, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC).
NAIROBI, Kenya — More than 1.6 million children aged under five will suffer from malnutrition next year in South Sudan, following a surge in waterborne diseases due to flooding, the UN's World Food Programme said Monday.
MANILA, Philippines — A coalition supported by business and civil organizations once again enjoined the government to consider the construction of "underground storm drainage tunnels" as a permanent solution to Metro Manila floods, particularly along EDSA.
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, October 6) — The Philippines has the highest number of displaced children from 2016 to 2021 due to the climate crisis, the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) reported in its first global analysis.